Hubert Butler was an Irishman who helped to save many Jews from the hands of Adolf Hitler’s Nazis
Triumphing over evil
Second Reading
Will Attymass have its own St Patrick?
Who was Fr Patrick Peyton and why was he once one of the most famous priests in the world?
The valourous Jean Vanier
Kevin Hergarty on the life of Jean Vanier, whose kindness to people with intellectual disabilities has inspired generations
Christian values, Capuchins and Christmas lists
Being Christian means showing active concern for the impoverished, oppressed and marginalised, writes Kevin Hegarty
Food is nourishment for both the body and soul
Kevin Hegarty reflects on the importance of the symbolism of food as spiritual nourishment in the Catholic Church
Rereading ‘On Another Man’s Wound’
Kevin Hegarty on the legacy of Ernie O’Malley, a significant figures in the War of Independence and the Civil War
The Sligo emigrant who founded Glasgow Celtic
Glasgow Celtic was founded in 1887 by a Marist Brother from Sligo, Andrew Kearns
The shame of direct provision
Fr Kevin Hegarty humanises Ireland’s dehumanising Direct Provision system by showing its effects on one family
Church, State and change
Kevin Hegarty traces the decline of the Irish Catholic Church as the dominant force in Irish Society
Unspeakable tragedy stalks the Erris peninsula once more
Fr Kevin Hegarty found himself lost for words when comforting a family who lost members of three generations in a car crash
Recalling Thackeray’s visit
As Westport celebrates the 250th anniversary, Kevin Hegarty looks at Thackeray’s visit to Westport 172 years ago